My partner is Mrs. Hermine Hayroyan from Surenavan Secondary School in the Ararat Region of Armenia. Our collaboration is titled, "Growing Together: Armenian and American Culture and Agriculture". To date, we have been able to introduce our students to each other through used of the WebX space provided by Project Harmony. This has enabled our students to get an introduction not only to each other but also to the other culture. Our second phase of the collaboration has been studying grape production in our own countries and teaching the other students from Armenia and the United States about the way grapes are produced in each country through PowerPoint presentations. The students have also written a bi-lingual book about grape production in Ohio which is written in both Armenian and in English. A website has been created to showcase my travels to Armenia as a teacher and student work created as a result of our collaborations. A link to this website can be found in the Additional Links section below.

Finally, we have created an informational display in our classroom that teaches about Armenia and our partners there. Future phases of our collaboration will include the topics of: Cultivation of Fruit Gardens, Processing of Agriculture Products and The Role of Government in Agriculture.

Through these projects, Hermine and I hope our students will:

1. Have an increased awareness and understanding of other cultures.
2. Foster an appreciation for other cultures and how our worlds are inter-related.
3. Establish an awareness for large scale vs. small scale agriculture production.
4. Develop a deeper understanding for the roles of government in agriculture and agriculture policy.
5. Develop a collective collaboration of Armenian and American student work in cd form concerning culture and agriculture in each country.
6. Understand the need for tolerance in relationship to other cultures.
7. Gain computer skills through the use of WebX, PowerPoint, web page creation, and internet research.

Additional Links:

• Amy Nicol - Showcase of Student Works and Armenia Trip Experiences
  
  
• Grape Production in Armenia and the United States - Collaborative Work of Surenavan Secondary Students and West Liberty—Salem High School Students

Below are some pictures of this partnership project. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-size image.